The Curious Incident

Ryan Reynolds Day

2012-02-10T07:26:00.000-08:00

I hereby declare today as Ryan Reynolds Day, and i approve of this message. Haha! I went to catch Safehouse with Xinyi and we both got a little carried away. Did you know that the cinema at Orchard Lido has two floors? What a revelation. The film kept me on the edge of my seat (Probably due to the ridiculous amount of mountain dew i've consumed). Both of us were squealing, softly of course at the end of the film at how cute/hot Ryan Reynolds is. Xinyi even came over to re-watch The Proposal with me. So we had a coherent agreement to knight this day as Ryan Reynolds day. After which we had a finger licking pizza. That's basically i did for friday. Not the most interesting thing in the world, i figured. How was your day???????

Food: Tiramisu

2012-02-09T04:24:00.000-08:00

Hello! So i got on with an adventurous spirit and somehow decided to cook up a storm on a whim. I went to the library and picked up the Gordon Ramsay's cook book 'Recipes from the F word'. You see what they did there with the name? Haha, it feels like chef ramsay is going to start screaming vulgarities and throw away the mess we made. We had to improvise quite a bit because the egg whites were not forming stiff peaks. We were there whisking for more than 15 minutes! My arms feels like they were going to detach themselves from my body any minute. But the end product looks pretty decent. Will be making more of these little food journey as i cook away into the sunset. That's all for now! :)

Happiest day of the week

2012-02-04T04:55:00.000-08:00

I am so pumped right now. After what seems like eternity, my hunger games shirt has finally arrived! I was so stoked when i saw the parcel on my brother's computer. Apart from the awesome shirt i got, i hung out with Xinyi whom i have not seen in ages. We had some pretty amazing ramen and just walked around. The new addition to my to be read pile is The future of us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. I can't wait to start reading it. Will be spending some time with Ivy tomorrow. Really looking forward to that. Life is good :)

50 books challenge

2012-02-03T18:54:00.000-08:00

I have decided to participate in the 50 book challenge for the year 2012. The title pretty much speaks for itself. You read 50 books in a year. You can read more or less, its entirely up to you. I don't know about you but i like setting goals to aim for. Reading has always been something i enjoy doing for leisure and for some time i have stopped reading because of the 'O' levels. But that chapter of my life has ended and growing up as a young adult, i want to initiate more productive and positive things in my life. Instead of staying in my room and watching tv shows till the wee hours of the night, i shall read. So i'm going to give you an update.

Books i have read for January 2012

1. A fault in our stars - John Green

2. A discovery of witches - Deborah Harkness

3. Anna and the french kiss - Stephanie Perkins

4. The Maze Runner - James Dashner

4/50 books.

Currently reading Wither by Lauren Destefano

Chapters

2012-01-28T09:20:00.000-08:00

I finally finished A Discovery of Witches. It's a big book.

Finally~!

2012-01-27T03:21:00.000-08:00

Hello! Today ended on a really high note when i went out with vivienne today. It was incredibly fun. I became an official member of Kinokuniya and now have five more additions to new shelf. Can't wait to start reading them. Looking forward to meeting Ivy, it's been ages since i've saw her. There's lots of catching up to be done. Do you have childhood friends that you have to catch up with? Have a lovely weekend! I know i will :-)

Pizza and my narcissistic balloon

2012-01-23T03:29:00.000-08:00

Chinese New Year has made me a teeny weeny bit narcissistic. Re-reading John Green's book. I was bawling my eyes out at the last few chapters. Especially the last few pages, i just went full frontal menopause like sad. Speaking of books, has anyone read The Passage by Justin Cronin? Any good? I've heard that it was supposedly so good that it will blow you out of the water. Any suggestions while i snuggle up at home reading during this festive period where indulgences in fast food is deemed appropriate?

I can't get enough of ...

2012-01-22T09:34:00.000-08:00

BONES SEASON 6 and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS BY JOHN GREEN! Thus explaining the eye bags...

The fault in our stars

2012-01-19T07:01:00.000-08:00

So what was thought to be the last time we will ever see Kimberly turned out to be wrong. It was a brilliant day though. Our initial plan for a picnic was botched by the weather. We played monopoly like mafias and sat like a boss. It was immensely fun. Kimberly made her birthday wish upon candles that had no fire while we serenade our improvised birthday song. I did not understand the hype about H&M when it first hit our shores but now i understand why people go to lengths of camping there. I need to bring my mum there. One word, Amazing. But i've got to say that the highlight of the day was Kinokuniya. I think i appeared a little crazy. It was book heaven. Mind you, popular and harris near my house is a small as a pigeon hole. The first thing i am doing when i get my pay is to run down to Kinokuniya and buy all the books i want. For the John Green readers, i finally got around to purchasing his new book. Can't wait to start reading it. I hope you guys have been catching up with your friends and enjoying the holiday before it ends in an blink of an eye. Till then! :)

Someone bought a box of .......

2012-01-14T07:27:00.000-08:00

I heard this very interesting story that happened at my workplace today. I laughed so hard my stomach hurt. You know how supermarkets always put some sexual products like condoms next to cigarettes which no one ever buys? Well guess what, someone bought some of it today! I know it's really insensitive for me to laugh at the lady but from what i heard she's bought it with her groceries! Picture this.

A middle aged lady walks up to you with her groceries and after you finish scanning her items and she goes

Lady: I want this *Points to the array of condoms*

Cashier: *Goes wide eyed*

Lady: I want that one, not that one, the blue box

Are we even allowed to sell condoms at 16 years old? The problem is she bought a box of 12! Haha, someone said the lady is getting lots of action tonight! I think so too, *Winks* This feels like the time when teachers had to teach you about sexual organs and everyone just burst out in laughter no matter how serious the teacher sounds. I know, i'm really mature but this is hilarious. Oh gosh......

People need to stop

2012-01-13T06:10:00.000-08:00

People always have a way of making you hate them. I am currently working as a part time cashier to pass the time in which i wait for the posting of tertiary education. You know how at secondary one you're so enthusiastic about school? It felt like that for me since it was my very first job. Well, turns out the customers sometimes can be such a pain in the ass it makes me lose hope in humanity. Honestly, some people come in and pay with a bag of coins. Are you kidding me? The last person in the queue is probably at the Woodlands checkpoint already. Please be considerate and don't give me the pouty/sulky/'I am the king because i am the customer' face. And those aunties who scolded me because you didn't spend more than $50 to get the red packets, it's not my business that you are a cheapskate. Don't inconvenience others with your inability to buy your own red packets! Working has given me a different perspective about people. But every time i meet someone that made my blood boil, someone nice comes along and flashes me a smile that makes me feel that people are not all that bad. Alright, i shall stop my rant now. Oh! Happy Chinese New Year! Is it Chinese New Year yet?

Phoebe Traeger

2012-01-09T00:50:00.001-08:00

Life is short, Eat cake.

Hogwarts mail

2012-01-06T03:24:00.000-08:00

Hedwig just gave me my hogwarts mail from Jastine! Not really, haha. I woke up today to see this on my mail. Instantly, i went berserk, Thanks Jastine!! Inside the package contains the best gummy bears any one will ever savour on the face of the earth and the best part is that it is healthy gummy bears! Talk about awesome. She also sent me this notebook that has Vincent Van Gough's painting on it. *Faints* Here's an interesting story, when i was in secondary 1 i had an art assignment where i had to do a painting by a few artists that my art teacher has selected. One of the artist was Vincent Van Gough. The only thing i knew about him was that he had lost a ear. As i googled his artwork and started painting, i knew instantly this would go downhill rapidly. Sure enough, my art piece (Starry Night) looked like shit. So i asked my mum to help me paint while i watched tv. There you go, my Vincent Van Gough cheat story.

Terrible singer

2012-01-04T07:22:00.000-08:00

As i was making my way out of the mrt today, i chanced upon this rather hilarious incident. I was going to transit at the Jurong East mrt station to go home when this person caught my attention. Well it was suffice to say the entire carriage's attention. This guy was clad in a black tank top and he had this enormous headset attached on his ears. The ratio of his head and earphones is probably 1:2. It's huge. So he was blasting music through his headset and he was singing. I have nothing against people singing in public areas. But the thing about his person is that his singing is as bad as those people that you laugh at during the American Idol auditions. It was horrible. I bet simon cowell would not even bother to judge the person. People around me were stifling their laughter, trying not to burst out in tears. The worst fact was that the person was completely oblivious to his horrendous 'concert' in the mrt. He was 'in the moment' with actions that included the bobble head and the 'I am a drummer' actions. Talking about people that are blatantly ignorant of their talents, i always like to watch shows like American Idol and X Factor just for the pure joy of the audition. Normally in singing competitions like this there are mainly 3 groups of people. The ones that can really hold a tune with their powerhouse vocals and the ones that are not the best singers around but they are either really charming or really handsome/cute/hot/pretty etc. And the last group are those that has voices that makes you explode to laughter. Those are the ones i normally look out for when i watch those shows. You will tend to notice they have no idea of how they sound and they never say never. They will sing again whether you want it or not and even after the cohesive rejection of the judges they would tell you that they would try again next year. I have no idea to be impressed by their determination or mock at their absolute stupidity. I guess i am a realist while they are dreamers. So for people out there, don't sing in public unless you are Josh Groban

You don't know jack

2012-01-03T07:19:00.000-08:00

Never judge a book by it's cover, does it ring a bell? I was on facebook recently and i realised that you can judge a book by it's cover. How did i get this epiphany? Despite the fact that the only reason i had a facebook account was an attempt to keep in touch with my best friend who migrated, it is quite true to say that it is also quite an useful device. Don't pretend like you don't know what i am talking about. Especially girls. Facebook has also proved it's worth on sibling stalking. *Raises eyebrows* So i entered facebook with no premonition of stalking anyone, however some people in particular caught my attention like a magpie with diamonds. People in my past. More specifically primary school friends. It just so happened that teenagers nowadays embrace the art of sharing, so much so that i know every bits and bobs of their life. As i clicked into that certain primary school friend's profile, something clicked in my head. Everything that i had predicted about that person while i was in primary school was true. Scary but true. It shows you that sometimes judgement by others more than often proves to be true. How did i derive to that particular person's future? By judging their actions and observing their behaviour. Those are huge giveaways. Some times you meet someone and you automatically have your own set of opinions about a particular person but you soon shed those impressions of those people. But i find that most of the time, those impressions are eerily accurate. This makes me sound like a shallow person but ask yourself, how many predictions and assumptions of people you have made in the past come true? So i guess the end of this post is to say that it's alright to judge someone but don't hold on to them too tightly. Take your judgement with a pinch of salt. Get to know them. But i would admit your ego would swell a considerable amount knowing that you nailed a prediction on someone. Hmm, i guess that's all for today. I need to hit the hay.

Midnight snack

2012-01-02T10:34:00.000-08:00

1. Yum yum yum

2. Yum yum yum yum

3. How to make the best pasta in the world

Eden Phillpotts

2012-01-02T05:58:00.000-08:00

The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

Wow, a year already?

2011-12-31T09:29:00.000-08:00

Oh wow, look who's up at this ungodly hour typing on her laptop while drinking milk? I bet right now your hand phones are flooded with 'Happy New Year!' and a smiley face if that person is nice. Well, have you ever made new year resolutions? I guess that's a part of a new year isn't it? I have had my fair share of new year's resolutions. But then again, i have never stuck to them. To be honest, they are a bit out of reach of me personally. People are funny creatures, they make resolutions that they never get around to full fill them. Then a year pass by and history repeats itself. So i have learnt my lesson and have ever since forgone every new year's resolution since. I remember one of my new years resolutions that was constantly on the list but just never seem to have a tick next to it. Not for long any ways. I told myself that i would try to stay healthy by doing a fair share of exercise and eat my vegetables. Yeah right, still eating junk and being a couch potato. It's like the school telling people not to jaywalk but to no avail. Similar logic. It's impossible. Imagine this. You are on your way home and out of a blue you reach a road where you have to choose either to cross the busy road right ahead of you or the overhead bridge that require steps equivalent to the great wall of china. Without any doubt, jaywalking wins. It's just how lazy people roll. You smell the waft of greasy twister fries while walking past Macdonalds. Boom, there goes your new years resolution. Any ways, i would like to end off this lengthy post with a cliche but sincere Happy New Year. Hopefully you can get your ass off the chair and start exercising unlike me.